① agony(very great pain or suffering of mind or body)極大的痛苦,既可指精神上,也可指肉體上的痛苦。
He suffered agonies from his broken arm. 他的斷臂使他遭受了極大的痛苦。
② pang(sudden sharp feeling or pain of body or mind)悲痛,刺痛,既可指肉體,也可指心理上突然的刺痛、陣痛。
pangs of hunger 饑餓的刺痛
She left her children with a pang of sadness. 她和自己的孩子分手時悲痛欲絕。
③ distress(great suffering of the body or mind,pain or great discomfort)痛苦,悲痛,憂愁。
The sick man showed signs of distress. 那位病人顯出痛苦難受的樣子。